Nick Gilliam

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Nick Gilliam
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Gilliam in 2015
Personal information
Full nameNick Gilliam
Born (1978-12-27) December 27, 1978 (age 45)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of North Carolina
University of Florida
Turned professional2001
Former tour(s) NGA Hooters Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2005
The Open Championship DNP

Nick Gilliam (born December 27, 1978) is an American professional golfer. Gilliam is best known for winning the individual NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship in 2001.

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Early years

Gilliam was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. [1] He attended Preble High School in Green Bay until halfway through his junior year, when he moved to Gainesville, Florida to complete his final year and a half of high school. Gilliam was recognized as a Florida Academic Scholar and graduated from Gainesville High School. [2]

College career

Gilliam began his collegiate career at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he played for the North Carolina Tar Heels men's golf team for a single semester. He then transferred to the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he played for coach Buddy Alexander's Florida Gators men's golf team in NCAA competition from 1998 to 2001. [3] As a senior in 2001, he was the captain and statistical leader of the Gators men's golf team that won the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. [3] [4] Gilliam shot a final-round score of 71 to win the individual NCAA championship with a 72-hole total of 276 (-12). [3] [4] He was also a three-time All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) academic selection (1999, 2000, 2001), [3] and was recognized as an All-American in 2001. [5]

Professional career

Gilliam turned professional in 2001 [1] and has played mostly on lower level tours. He has competed in a handful of tournaments on the PGA Tour and the second-tier Nationwide Tour. He qualified for the 2005 U.S. Open, but missed the cut.

Results in major championships

Tournament2005
U.S. Open CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Gilliam only played in the U.S. Open.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nick Gilliam profile". Yahoo!Sports. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ GatorZone.com, Men's Golf History, 2000 Roster, Nick Gilliam Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 34, 37, 39, 41 (2010). Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Kevin Brockway, "Top 25 Gator teams: #12 2001 Men's golf," The Gainesville Sun (June 13, 2009). Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ 2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 36 (2008). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
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